2c Pictorial Covers (Foreign Usages to France, Germany):
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
Realized |
| 2159 |
 |
 2c Brown (113). Used with
10c Dark Green (68a), well-centered, both stamps have intense
shades, tied by grid in circle, "Lyndon Vt. Apr. 20, 1869" double-circle
datestamp on blue cover to London, England, red New York and London
transits, slightly reduced at left, light wrinkles in thin paper, still
Very Fine and colorful, an unusual combination for the 12c rate (Image) |
$ 750 |
| 2160 |
|
 2c Brown (113). Used with
3c Red and 10c Green, F. Grills (94, 96), 10c pre-use crease, perfs
in, tied by cork cancels, "St. Paul Minn. May 28" circular datestamp on
buff cover to Montluel, France, red "New York 3 Jun. 1" credit
datestamp and blue Cherbourg transit, receipt docketing with 1869 year
date, receiving backstamps, Fine, a colorful and unusual franking for 15c
rate (Image) |
$ 400 |
| 2161 |
|
 2c Brown (113). Vertical
pair, used with horizontal pair of 3c Green (147), s.e. at right,
minor gum toning around perfs, tied by quartered cork cancel, "New Orleans
La. Jul. 25" circular datestamp on 1870 folded cover to Bordeaux,
France, red "6" credit handstamp and matching New York transit
backstamp, red London Paid circular datestamp and matching "PD" in oval,
Calais transit, Paris and Bordeaux backstamps, Very Fine, an unusual
mixed-issue franking for the 10c Phantom Rate to France, signed Ashbrook (Image) |
$ 3,250 |
| 2162 |
|
 2c Brown (113). Two
horizontal pairs, lefthand pair with natural s.e., righthand pair cut from
another envelope by sender and used on this cover (a few scissors-trimmed
perfs), tied by circle of wedges cancel and part of circular datestamp on
small cover to Paris, France, double 4c British Open Mail rate,
"GB/40c" oval, Calais Jun. 18, 1870 transit and "10" decimes due handstamp,
London (Jun. 17) and Paris receiving backstamps, fresh and Fine, a most
unusual usage (Image) |
$ 500 |
| 2163 |
|
 2c Brown (113). Perfs in,
s.e. at right, used with 3c Ultramarine (114), tied by segmented cork
cancels, red "New-York Jan. 15" circular datestamp on 1870 cover to
Paris, France, "GB/40c" oval, Calais transit and "5" decimes due
handstamp, London backstamp, 3c stamp missing from upper right -- appears
to have been prepaid 10c, one stamp may have fallen off and it was sent at
4c British Open Mail rate -- Fine (Image) |
$ 135 |
| 2164 |
|
 2c Brown (113). Two, used
with pair of 3c Red, F. Grill (94), s.e. at right, one has tear, tied by
quartered cork cancels, partly readable "Dubuque Ioa. Aug. 30" circular
datestamp on 3c Pink entire to Oldenburg, Germany, red "New York
Paid All Direct Sep. 2" circular datestamp, red framed Bremen transit,
receiving backstamp, Very Fine, prepaid at expired 13c rate but carried
under Sep. 1869 10c North German Union Direct rate, With 1983 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
$ 600 |
| 2165 |
|
 2c Brown (113). Two, dark
shade, used with three 3c Red, F. Grill (94), tied by quartered cork
cancels and "Dubuque Ioa. Sep. 13" circular datestamp on 1869 yellow cover
to Oldenburg, Germany, red New York and Verviers-Cologne transits,
receiving backstamp, couple 3c stamps have a few negligible short perfs,
Very Fine, colorful and unusual franking, prepaid 13c for obsolete NGU rate
(reduced to 10c in 1868) (Image) |
$ 475 |
| 2166 |
|
 2c Brown, 3c Ultramarine
(113, 114). Two of each, tied by quartered cork cancels and "Richmond
Va. Dec. 20" circular datestamp on folded cover to Bremen, Germany,
red "New York Paid All Direct Dec. 24" transit, receiving backstamp,
docketed 1869 on back, file fold, Very Fine, handsome combination for 10c
direct rate (Image) |
$ 500 |